At his monthly press conference on July 6, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet was asked if it was a coincidence that all four semi-finalists in the 2006 World Cup were members of the eurozone. Trichet mischievously replied: “I will not draw any conclusion from the fact that the four best teams in the world all belong to the euro area. But if anybody across the Atlantic or across the Channel wants to stress that, well, after all, it would be their decision.
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